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Dr Ewa’s Cases Flashcards

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Mx of NEC

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Complete bowel rest, fluids and ABx

Surgery - Ladds procedure

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Intussusception Sx

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Prodromal coryzal symptoms causing enlarged lymph nodes
Abdo pain
Red currant jelly stool
Baby crying in episodes due to colicky pain

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Mx of abdo pain

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Fluids, analgesia
Rectal air enema / contrast enema
Surgery detangling or resection of bowel

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4
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Causes of abdo pain in kids

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NEC
Pyloric stenosis 
Constipation 
Appendicitis 
Intussusception 
DKA 
HSP 
Mesenteric addenitis
Gastroenteritis 
Coeliac
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5
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Abdo pain after eating in slim teenager ? Mx?

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H Pylori - stool sample

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What is seen on CXR of duodenal atresia?

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Double bubble sign

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7
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Sx of pyloric stenosis ?

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Projectile Vomiting & crying

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Sx of cows milk protein allergy mild and severe

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Mild to mod - colick, diarrhoea, food aversion, constipation, blood in stool, erythema
Severe - failure to thrive, atopic dermatitis

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What type of reaction is anaphylaxis

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IgE mediated

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Mx of cows milk protein allergy

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Avoid all milk products - inc cheese yoghurt etc (mother and baby if breastfeeding)
Tell mother to take vitamin D while breastfeeding
Try above for 6 weeks then rechallenge
Try hydrolysed formula is formula fed baby

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11
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Causes of breathing difficulty

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Asthma
Croup
Bronchiolitis
Anaphylaxis

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12
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Description of asthma Sx

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Interval symptoms

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Signs of difficulty breathing

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Can’t speak full sentences
RR high 
Intercostal and sub coastal recessions 
Nasal flaring 
Tracheal tug 
Head bobbing 
Shunting
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What is a bad sign in asthma?

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Rising and normalising PCO2
Can’t speak full sentences
Peak flow < 33%

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PC of bronchiolitis

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Fever, cough, breathing difficulties, inspiratory creps (crunchy noise) plus wheeze. High RR

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What causes bronchiolitis

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RSV

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17
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Mx of bronchiolitis

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Supportive - o2 and NG feeding if needed

CPAP if needed

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What can be given to prevent bronchiolitis in at risk babies? Eg prem

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Panulizimab AB given every month

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19
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Features of croup

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Coryzal Sx
Barking cough
Stridor

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20
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What causes croup

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Parainfluenza

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21
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Mx of croup

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All get dexamethasone

Can give nebulised adrenaline if needed but they can get worse v quickly after

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22
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What score is used to categorise croup?

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Westley score

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23
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Features of epiglottitis

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Stridor 
Drooling 
Leaning at end of bed 
High fever 
Look toxic
24
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Cause of epiglottis

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HiB

25
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Mx of epiglottitis

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ABx IV
Senior anaesthetist help
Intubation if needed

26
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Sx of pneumonia

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Fever 
Productive cough 
Chest pain 
Coryzal symptoms 
Tachypnoea and tachycardia
27
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Mx of pneumonia

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CAP - amoxicillin, antipyretics

Complicated - IV ABx, plus fluids

28
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What causes whooping cough

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Bordatella pertussus

29
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Mx of whooping cough and why

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Erythromycin - makes them less infectious to others

30
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Complication of whooping cough

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Apnoea

31
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Sx of meckels

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Blood in stool

Pain in abdo

32
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Sx of periorbital cellulitis

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Swollen eyes
Sometimes can’t open eye
Reduced eye movements and vision

33
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Mx of periorbital cellulitis

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ABx
Nasal wash and sprays
Decongestants
MRI to check it’s not spread backwards

34
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What is orbital cellulitis ?

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ENT emergency

35
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Sx of otitis media

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Pain
Fever
Bulging red ear drum

36
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Mx of otitis media

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Usually nothing as it was resolve

ABx

37
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When does foreign body in ear need to be removed immediately?

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If it’s organic, as it will swell

38
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Features that make febrile seizure into complex

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More than 15 mins
May be repetitive
May have Todd’s paresis - paralysis of one side in seizure
Fever over 38

39
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Does simple febrile convulsions risk you for epilepsy?

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No - complex do

40
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What is petite mal seizure?

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Absence seizures - kid will zone out then come back

41
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What are infantile spasms?

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Repetitive movements in between crying

Common in children with HIE

42
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EEG sign of infantile spasms

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Hipps arrhythmia

43
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Complications of infantile spasms

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Regression of skills and development

44
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Mx of infantile spasms

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IV steroids and vigabatrin

45
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What is adrenarchy?

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Starting puberty early

46
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When is delayed puberty?

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13 in girls, 13.5 in boys

47
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Causes of delayed puberty

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Poor nutrition 
Turners 
Inflammatory disorders - UC/coeliac
Pituitary issues 
Radiation
48
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Normal growth velocity in pre pubertal child

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5cm a year

49
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How do you calculate growth velocity

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Measure in 6 month periods

50
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How is jaundice Ix and Mx in neonates?

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Check SBR
Phototherapy
If bad, exchange transfusion

51
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Big cause of prolonged jaundice in neonates

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Breast milk jaundice

52
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Important cause of jaundice in neonates to pick up

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ABO mismatch - haemolysis of RBCs

53
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Causes of unconjugated high BR

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General infection eg UTI

Sickle cell / G6PD infection

54
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What happens if you get BR in basal ganglia?

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Conictrus - permanent damage causing CP

55
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Causes of conjugated high BR

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Biliary / liver problems - eg atresia

56
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Causes of leg pain

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Transient synovitis 
Septic arthritis 
SUFE 
Congenital hip Dyslocation
Rickets 
Trauma 
Juvenille idiopathic arthritis 
Sickle cell

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